I just had a quick question that I'm hoping someone could help me out with. I'm pretty sure someone probably had discussed this before, but my computer keeps on freezing when I try to search for the answer.
Anyway, I was testing my scalping strategy between many different brokers to basically check for consistency on MT4. However, I noticed something between different brokers. When I deleted the entire currency history, and uploaded identical currency data, I started the EA.
It keeps on turning out that both brokers provided DRASTIC back tested results. Basically, one broker received little profit and ended up with a loss at the end of the month as with many scalping EA's. However the other broker ended up with a 300% profit.
I tested random months with the "desirable" broker, and the EA keeps on showing enormous returns with very a small drawdown. Similarly, the opposite happens with the other brokers.
I know pip prices differ slightly among different brokers; but I don't think trading results would be so different. Although BOTH are 5 digit MT4 trading platform brokers, should their results be very similar? Or is it just hard to predict scalping EAs on backtested data? Maybe some brokers altered the strategy tester itself? (ohh yeah, both had a 90% modeling quality and same time frame)
Thanks!
Anyway, I was testing my scalping strategy between many different brokers to basically check for consistency on MT4. However, I noticed something between different brokers. When I deleted the entire currency history, and uploaded identical currency data, I started the EA.
It keeps on turning out that both brokers provided DRASTIC back tested results. Basically, one broker received little profit and ended up with a loss at the end of the month as with many scalping EA's. However the other broker ended up with a 300% profit.
I tested random months with the "desirable" broker, and the EA keeps on showing enormous returns with very a small drawdown. Similarly, the opposite happens with the other brokers.
I know pip prices differ slightly among different brokers; but I don't think trading results would be so different. Although BOTH are 5 digit MT4 trading platform brokers, should their results be very similar? Or is it just hard to predict scalping EAs on backtested data? Maybe some brokers altered the strategy tester itself? (ohh yeah, both had a 90% modeling quality and same time frame)
Thanks!